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William Scharf

American, 1927–2018

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William Scharf is a painter whose subject is color. Scharf, a late-generation Abstract Expressionist and who apprenticed in the studio of Mark Rothko, applies paint in translucent layers to achieve depth and luminosity. He creates groups of …
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Career highlights
Group
Group show at a major institution
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and 1 more
Publication
Reviewed by a major art publication
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Related categories
New York School
Post-War American Art
New York Artists
Color Theory
United States
Biomorphic
Painting
Organic Material
Gestural
Primary Abstraction

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